Standard Lemma guide

exhibitionist

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Compulsively seeking attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhibitionistic

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of exhibitioner (“student who is awarded an exhibition”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhibitioner

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: show-off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead

Narrower terms: grandstander, hotdog, hot dog, poseur, poser

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flasher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compulsive

Narrower terms: streaker

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English exhibition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English exhibitionist From exhibition + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exhibicionista — compulsively seeking attention
  • Dutch: exhibitionistisch — compulsively seeking attention
  • German: exhibitionistisch — compulsively seeking attention
  • Greek: επιδειξιομανής (epideixiomanís) — compulsively seeking attention
  • Macedonian: егзибициони́стички (egzibicionístički) — compulsively seeking attention
  • Polish: ekshibicjonistyczny — compulsively seeking attention
  • Russian: эксгибициони́стский (eksgibicionístskij) — compulsively seeking attention
  • Ukrainian: ексгібіціоні́стський (ekshibicionístsʹkyj) — compulsively seeking attention
  • Bulgarian: ексхибиционист (ekshibicionist) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Catalan: exhibicionista — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Czech: exhibicionista — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Danish: ekshibitionist — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • French: poseur — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • French: poseuse — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • French: exhibitionniste — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • German: Selbstdarsteller — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • German: Poseur — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Italian: esibizionista — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Macedonian: по́зер (pózer) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Macedonian: егзибициони́ст (egzibicioníst) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Macedonian: егзибициони́стка (egzibicionístka) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Persian: خودنما (xod-namâ) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Polish: pozer — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Polish: pozerka — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Portuguese: exibicionista — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Romanian: exhibiționist — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Russian: позёр (pozjór) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Russian: эксгибициони́ст (eksgibicioníst) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Russian: эксгибициони́стка (eksgibicionístka) — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Spanish: exhibicionista — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Swedish: exhibitionist — one who attempts by their behaviour to draw attention to themselves
  • Catalan: exhibicionista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Czech: exhibicionista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Danish: ekshibitionist — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Dutch: exhibitionist — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Finnish: itsensäpaljastaja — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • French: exhibitionniste — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Galician: exhibicionista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • German: Exhibitionist — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • German: Exhibitionistin — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Greek: επιδειξίας (epideixías) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Greek: επιδειξιομανής (epideixiomanís) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Japanese: 露出狂 (roshutsukyō) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Korean: 노출증 환자 (nochuljeung hwanja) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Korean: 노출광 (nochulgwang) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Korean: 바바리맨 (babarimaen) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Macedonian: егзибициони́ст (egzibicioníst) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Macedonian: егзибициони́стка (egzibicionístka) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Persian: عورتنما ('urat-namâ) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Polish: ekshibicjonista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Polish: ekshibicjonistka — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Portuguese: exibicionista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Romanian: exhibiționist — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Russian: эксгибициони́ст (eksgibicioníst) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Russian: эксгибициони́стка (eksgibicionístka) — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Spanish: exhibicionista — someone who exposes their genitalia in public
  • Swedish: exhibitionist — someone who exposes their genitalia in public